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SAF Games to go ahead despite India's boycott
Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday said it will go ahead with the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games as scheduled despite non-participation by key member India.
National
IOA asks govt to reconsider decision on SAF Games
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday asked the government to reconsider its decision not to participate in next month's South Asian Federation Games in Islamabad.
India to play Pre Olympic football on home, away basis
Chennai: The Indian football team will play two matches on home and away basis in the Asia Cup and the Pre Olympic qualifying tournament in March and April
respectively.
India pulls out of SAF Games on terror threats
New Delhi: India has decided to pull out of the South Asian Federation Games in Pakistan next month citing threats to its contingent from al-Qaida, Taleban and other terrorist outfits operating from that country.
Cricket
Confused India set to push Sachin, Saurav down the order
Harare: Beleaguered India is once again planning to drop star batsman Sachin Tendulkar down the order for Wednesday's crunch game against Zimbabwe in a bid to resurrect its World Cup campaign.
BCCI files evidence against Azhar in match-fixing scam
Hyderabad: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday filed an affidavit in a Hyderabad court containing evidence against former skipper Mohammed Azharuddin in the match-fixing scandal.
World Cup a boost for minor nations: Namibian captain
Kimberley (South Africa): Namibian captain Deon Kotze on Monday defended the World Cup's minor teams and urged cricket chiefs to allow them to grow with time despite a series of bad defeats.
Flower, Olonga to continue armband protest against Mugabe
Harare: Zimbabwe's World Cup players Andy Flower and Henry Olonga are set to continue their black armband protest against the regime of President Robert Mugabe when their team plays India on Wednesday.
South Africans sorely miss Cronje's skill, admits Gibbs
Johannesburg: South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs admitted on Monday that the team was still struggling to cope with the absence of former captain Hansie Cronje.
SA media goes berserk on Pollock after Kiwi blitzkrieg
Johannesburg: A week after going into the World Cup with high hopes of knocking
mighty Australia off its champions perch, South Africa was under fire on Monday
following its shattering defeat at the hands of New Zealand.
ZCU livid at English umpire Willey's security concerns
Harare: Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) officials on Monday reacted sharply to reports that
English umpire Peter Willey did not want to travel to Bulawayo to officiate World Cup matches.
Wisdom speaks: Just hang in there, Taylor to Ganguly
Johannesburg: Former Australian Test captain Mark Taylor, who went through a long lean patch like the one Saurav Ganguly is currently experiencing, has a word of advice for the embattled Indian skipper - "just hang in there".
Streak now eyes win against Indian on bouncing track
Harare: After Australia, it is now the turn of Zimbabwe to test India with bouncing deliveries and skipper Heath Streak made no bones of the fact that his bowlers would capitalise on this weakness of the Indian batsmen when the two sides clash in a World Cup match on Wednesday.
Pak tearaway Akhtar records World Cup's fastest ball
Kimberley (South Africa): Pakistani tearaway Shoaib Akhtar recorded the fast delivery in World Cup history on Sunday, then said speed mattered little to him as long as he took wickets.
President Kalam extends best wishes to Indian players
New Delhi: President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday extended his best wishes to the Indian cricket team playing the World Cup and asked promising sportspersons to start preparing for the Olympics next year.
Aussies on song, rest fight to stay as Cup looks open
Johannesburg: Reigning champion Australia enjoyed Monday's rest day at the World Cup, relaxed at the summit as the rest of the pack made a mad scramble to join it.
ICC adds rider in letting ACB to replace tainted Warne
Sydney: The International Cricket Council has said Australia can replace dope- tainted Shane Warne in its World Cup squad for the remaining matches of the tournament.
ACB names members of panel for Warne drug hearing
Sydney: Former Test spinner and selector Peter Taylor was on Monday appointed to a three-strong panel, which will adjudicate on Shane Warne's positive drug test.
Irate Indian fans urge boycott of cricketers' sponsors
New Delhi: A number of Indian cricket fans, outraged by their team's humiliating loss to Australia,
are campaigning to punish Saurav Ganguly and his men by boycotting products they endorse.
It's all but over for SA as things are out of control
Johannesburg: New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming reflected on Sunday on what he described as the best innings of his life, while South Africa's Shaun Pollock faced up to the possibility that his team might be eliminated from the World Cup in the first round.
Sombre-looking Indians arrive in Zim for third match
Harare: With its ego badly bruised after the first two matches, a sombre-looking Indian cricket team arrived in strife-torn Zimbabwe on Sunday, hoping to turn around its sagging fortunes in its next World Cup league.
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